Unclaimed items from BART's Lost and Found to be sold at auction

BART's Lost and Found Department collects thousands of personal articles left on the system by customers.  They return as many as they can to their rightful owners, but the unclaimed articles accumulate in big piles.  What happens to the orphaned umbrellas, computers, jackets, bikes and such?  The unclaimed articles eventually are auctioned off to new owners.

You are invited to participate in the auction to be held as follows:

AUCTION: Saturday, December 6, 10:00 am
PREVIEW OF ITEMS: Friday, December 5, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm   
LOCATION: Clar's Auction Gallery, 5644 Telegraph Ave. (at 56th Ave), Oakland 
PHONE:  510-428-0100

For your reference, if you ever lose an item on BART, make sure to report it using the Lost and Found Form with as much detail as possible to help BART try to locate your item.